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lAATTSrfl0UTH' NEBASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL , PAQE TWO v inn, ti on mw' " " '" ' " ' ' ' - "I Parents Feied On 50fh A surprise picnic dinner war.- f-iu uunua, j uiy ij at me home-of Mr. and Mrs. James Boardman of - Plattsmouth for the 50th wedding anniversary of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Char les Boardman of Nebraska City. Rachel Ervin and Charles Boardman -were married- July 14, 1903. at Nebraska Citv. Nebras- I ka Thcv lived for mmv vears tUL ecUr..mLycr? ! nrar Union. Thev have five Picnic rhilriron Mi- rhnrlntto r-rff ' ""b" u sun, mi. miu iviid SrirtHS l'iJoe Leach and daughters, Mrs Nebraska City, Mrs. Leach, Nebraska City, Mrs. Ra- chfl E4clston, Council Bluffs, Iowa, James Boc.rdman, Platts mouth, Nebr. Those in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Arch Boardman. Hart ington, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Boardman and family, Wausau, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Boardman, Crofton, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. James Boardman and Frank, Osceola, Nebr.; Mrs. Lena Lukowski, Maxwell, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Tony Boardman and family, Weeping Water, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. -Dennis, 'Weeping Water, Nebr,t Mr., and Mrs. Leroy Slagte, Yankton, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. 'Willis Sheldon and daugh- Family Reunion Fetes Californians A family reunion was held Sunday at City Park honoring Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Elliott of Rosemead, Calif., who are visit ing' relatives and friends here. It is the first time in 15 years that Mr. Elliott had returned to Plattsmouth. The Elliotts have been here visiting with his father, Jess H. Elliott and hi.s sisters. Mrs. Vel ma Dooley, Mrs. Art Uhe and Mrs. Leo Meisinger. Mr. Elliott is employed by the Southern Pa cific railroad at Los Angeles. Present at the reunion were j 'Mr. and Mrs. Ed Triviley, Mrs. Zella Traudt, Mr. John Elliott, Mr, and Mrs. Vance Dooley of Hamburg, la.: Mrs. Lee Smith ot Hamburg; Mrs. Velma Dooley, Mi'. snd'Mrs. Alfred Dooley, Jr., of "Omaha; Mrs. Art Uhe and miiy or amilion Mrs. Milton Uhe of Plattsmouth; Jess El liott, Mi. and Mrs. Leo Meising er and Judy, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd ' Elliott and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Elliott. The Californians left for their home Friday. A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents When You Think of SHOES Think of X-RAY FITTING , i hi - : i To hi I 1! A. D. UNDER Telephone 4111 LA. CALDWELL 702 Avenue B Plattsmouth, Nebraska Wednesday Is Double Stamp Da Yes! You can enjoy EXTRA SAVINGS each Wednes day, with DOUBLE GREEN STAMPS given with each purchase of $1.00 or more. . . 4 !! "Your Xriendiy Drug Store" . Dial 6117 ' -t ! At Family Anniversary ters, "Yankton, S. D.; Mrs. 'Char lotte Goff and family, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Eaton and family, Nehawka, Nebr.; Robert Goode, South Sioux City, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. George Rhoades, Howe, Nebr. . , ,y ' !, ' From Nebraska City: Mr. and mrs- uwu suueroaugn anu family, Mr. and Mrs. James But- terbaugh and son, Mr. and Mrs..; George Edmisten, Donnabelle and Glen, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hcbbie and sons, Mrs. Louise Bobbie. From Union: Mr. and Mrs. '"" vywfa, . John Ervin, Mr . and Mrs. John Everett and family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Becker, Mr. and Mrs. Har ry Gobelman and Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ross and Marian. Mrs. John Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Cook and family, Mr. and Mrs Ben Anderson and family, all of Plattsmouth. One daughter, Rachel, was un able to attend. American War Dads Auxiliary Receives Charter UNION (Special) The Amer ican War Dads and . War Dads It i A. II T nM Auxiliary meu au txit- uzgiuu unu last Tuesday evening, July 15. TV.Tt- Dah v- ri ctoro president, ana Mrs. pouna, Mr. ana Mrs. Sorenson and Mr. Youngstrom were guests from Chapter 4, Omaha. Mrs. Pound presented the Auxiliary their charter. Mrs. Robert Harrah, Sr., was appointed as delegate to the state convention to be held in A"if nee on August 22nd and ijiu ana iviis. nooci i un wald was appointed as alter nate. An ice cream social is planned for the near future. A white elephant sale was held at the ciooe ox the meeting, which net- tea ine sum oi qzi.ou. j Hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Charles Attebery and Mrs. John " Ervin. Feldhousen. Leave On Eastern Trip Mr. and Mrs "Fred Feldhousen, Wayne and-Kithieen, have de Darted on a two week vacation for Niagara Falls and Washing ton, D. C7 During Mr. Feldhousen's ab sence, Frances Hedges of Fair bury, a registered pharmacist, will be on duty at Feldhousen Drus. Mr. and Mrs. Hedges are staying at the Feldhousen home J during their absence. J. Howard Davis LAWYER Phone 264 506 Main St. Plattsmouth '&? 0 7 ...lo slime that strength and our experience and knowledge with an) one needing it... this is u part oi our creed. hinzxaL crfoniz a Junior Legion , Auxiliary Tells New Committees Junior American -Legion Aux iliary met at the home of Judy Baumgart Thursday night. The meeting was conducted by Joyce Kerns, chairman: A prayer by Julie Chovance followed advancement of the colors by Valerie Gorton to open the meeting. The pledge of al lepiance was given in unison. Because Secretary Barbara Krings was absent, Peggy Tim was appointed secretary protem. A report on the picnic held re- t t thp ritv nnrlr was j " " given Peggy Timm and Judy Baum rr3rt n,ex2 anoointed to serve on a calling committee and Valerie Gorton and Julie Chovanec were named to membership com mittee. Janice O'Donnell was ap pointed to the sick committee Plans for .a talent program to be held in September were out lined and the group voted to start scrap books in August for i Children's Memorial hospital. The meeting closed with the sergeant of arms retiring the colors, ice cream cookies and a cold drink were served by the hostess, Judy Baumgart. Brewer-Kime Wedding Vows .a o 1 J ru. t; ouiemmztlU NEHAWKA (Special) Miss Ardel! Bremer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bremer and Robert Kime, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Kime were married re cently at a double ring cere mony by Rev. DeBerg of Avoca, Iowa. ' Mrs. Kime is a graduate of Nebraska City high school with the class of 1949 and worked in Nebraska City and Kansas City. Mr. Kime graduated from Ne hawka with the class of 1948 and has served in the army for three yeais. The groom farms near Nehawka. The young couple will make their home in Nebraska City. Share-the-Fun Festival Slated At Weeping Water A Share-the-fun Festival will be held on July 28 at 8:00 P.M. at the. Weeping Water auditor ium with all acts staged by 4-H hoys and girls from Cass Coun ty, according to an announce ment by Pearl L. Schultz, Coun ty Extension Agent. Purpose of the festival is to select the best number to participate in the , District snare-tne-tun com petition to be held at Lincoln on August 3. District winners then compete in a State-Wide Fun Festival Final. The ultimate winner may be nominated to perform at the Share-the-Fun Breakfast sponsored" by United States Rubber Company in con nection with the 1953 National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago, Nevember 29 to December 3. A committee from the Coun-i ty Fair Board will select pos sibilities for a 4-H talent night during County Fair. Council Selects Delegates For State Convention Thirty-five Home Extension Club council members met at the Methodist church at Weep ing Water on Monday, July 13. Miss Agnes Arthaud, State Supervisor, was a special guest. Demonstrations selected for 1954 were: Clothing Construc tion II, Main Dish Meals, Child Development, and Weight Con trol. The PTniin rhnirman ronnrt- - " C ...t iVWil. i v.iu uu yia.Lio 1U1 UUUU1S 1U1 Hie County Fair. Possibilities are with a fourth possibility made from study lesson of other spe cialities. Delegates were elected for the State Home Demonstration Con vention at Norfolk' -September Berger,' Nehawka; Mrs. Fred Wehrbein, Plattsmouth; Mrs. George Lutz, Union; and Mrs. Herbert Oshleking, Elmwood. Alternates are Mrs. G. R. Eve land. Elmwood; Mrs. Ned Nutz man, Nehawka; and Mrs.. Jesse Westlake, Elmwood. All Home Extension Club mem bers are invited to attend the meeting at Norfolk. Contact Mrs. Jesse Westlake of Elmwood concerning transportation. ! CALENDAR i Monday, July 20 Bud of Promise Rebekah Lodge will meet Monday July 20, at eight o'clock at the IOOF Hall. Monday, July 20 Garden Club will meet at the home of Mrs. William Keelcy on Monday, July 28. at two o'clock. The program will be a discuss ion on annuals. i Tuesday, July 21 I Catholic Daughters will hold j their social meeting at Holv Ro sary hall on Tuesday, July 21, at 8 p. m. Thursday, July 23 The American Legion Auxil iary will meet on Thursday, July 23. 1953, at eight o'clock at the Phone 241 Engagement Of Shirley Harper Is Announced Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Harper are announcing the engagment of their daughter, Miss Shirley Wo mor tr Tnhnnip' T irlHirk snn of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Liddick oi Piattsmoutn. Miss Harper is a graudate of Plattsmouth high school with tr class of 1953. Mr. Liddick also attended Plattsmouth high sciiool. No date has been set for the wedding. Spanglers Leave For California Honored at a handkerchief hower on Friday night, July 10, at the home of Mrs. Clarence Akeson was Mrs. Harold Spang ler. Hostesses were Mrs. Eleanor Marler. Mrs. Margaret Covert and Mrs. Edith Akeson. jv1 A group of friends joined imia., and Mrs. Harry McCulloch honoring Mrs. Spangler who will of Murray. make her future home in can- fornia. Mrs. Spangler left Mon- day for the coast. ; Games were played and re-1 freshments of cake, whipped i Gelatin, mints and coffee were served. The Spanglers were supper guests at the Akeson home pri or to the Friday night party. Son Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Phillips are the parents of an 8 pound, 7 ounce son, "born on Saturday, July 18 at University hospital in Omaha. Son Mr. and Mrs. Rex Coen of Marysville, Mo., are the par ents of a 7 nound 10 ounce son, Michael William, born July 16 at Omaha. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Tim Woster of Plattsmouth and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Coen of Parole, la. Mrs. Coen is the former Mary Woster. They have one other child, a daughter, Nancy. Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams are the parents of a daughter Valerie Jean, born July 9, 1953, at Omaha. She weighed 9 pounds and 2 ounces. Grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Roy ciark. TAILORED and TERRIFIC Tailored to do nice things for your Fall '53 ward robe, a high-heeled wedge shoe that catches a new twin-layer band to one side with a button en circled by gunmental beads. Lovely to look at in black suede. Only 4.95 Style 8111 Shoe Store Fifty-Eight At Demonstration Day For 4-H'ers Fifty-eight club members and leaders at the Weeping Wa ter auditorium on July 15 to get assistance with their demon strations. Mrs. Dorothea Hol stein. 4-H Club Assistant from the College of Agriculture, was guest. The following demonstrations were given: Making an Open ing for a Laundry Bag", by Joan Keilogg of Ashland; wrmr tn ave a cniias L.ne oy juay T efidabrand and Jacqueline Wiles, their victim was Johnny Leadabrand of Greenwood. '".Put tin in a ZipRer" was given by Carol Potschies and Beverly Sprieck of Plattsmouth. "Care of Feet and Shoes" was given by Connie Rector of Weeping Water.-; i A skit "The Minutes of a Ghost Convention" was given by the Fairland Midgets Club of Ashland, stressing safety. Out-Of-Towners At iProhaskka Rites Out of towners here for the funeral services of Frank Pro haska included Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Havelka, Mrs. Ed Macho vec of Wahoo; Mr. and Mrs. Emil Jelinek and John Prohas- ! ka of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Da vid Applegate, Mrs. John Lang don, Mrs. William Jones, Mr. and ! Mrs. Tom C. Janda, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stanek and family, all of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. James Wooster and family of Clinton, Mo.; Charles Wooster of Sedalia, Mo.; Mrs. Frank Woos ter of Aurora, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wooster and Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Wooster of Omaha; Tom Gradoville of Burlington, . . Start's Tomorrow . . Limited Time 3498 to Just arrived . . . the newest su perb coats in years! Labeled by famous makers yet you save 10 by buying now. Impres sive and flattering styles all at an unusual low price. IMAGINE Fine fabrics such as Kama kurls, Cashmere Blends, Tri-tone poodles, Amer kurls, Miraberllas and many other novelties. IMAGINE The finest of linings, many metal insulated, all wool in terlinings and iridescents. IMAGINE The newest in collar detail, cuff detail, and stitching each short and long coat truly and definitely styled for the '53-'54 season. Jim FULLY AIR 540 s r i Vi. v ran k k m County Cooks, Canners, i Modern Miss and Homemakers Miss Pearle benuuz, uai& county home extension agent, gave special nexp in cooKing, canning, clothing and home making, judging to 4-H girls at the Nehawka Methodist church Wednesday afternoon, July 8. Clubs represented were Tasty Cooks, Peggy Sand, leader; Cass County Cooks, Cass County Canners, Modern Miss, Evelyn I Wolph, leader, and Cass County. iwuKuiao, ""w. leader. Much help was received from tne circulars, exnious ana ea ucational contests. The Tasty Cooks baked the cookies for judging. Miss Schultz has a very fine exhibit of children and adult garments from the cotton council made fronf feed sacks. I The girls modeled several cos- tumes ana pictures were taicen. Caroline Miller and Marilyn Whipple froze bing cherries and Rose Marie Stoll demonstrated ice box cookies. Gladys Nixon led in the flag salute and the 4-H pledge. Guests were Mrs. Elmer Stall, Mrs. Merritt Dodson, Marjie Miller. 4-H Sunday will be observed at the church, Sunday, July 12. Group achievement will be held August 13. Plans were made for the next meeting at the home of Jo El len Nixon with Suzy Switzer as sisting, July 17, 2 p. m. Refreshments were served by the leaders. All are very grateful to Miss Schultz for the very worthwhile suggestions and help. Nehawka 4-H Clubs The Nehawka 4-H clubs ob served 4-H Sunday at the Meth odist church Sunday morning, July 11. Rev. Gardner delivered a very - CONDITIONED Main St. 5S 4iL nn ma u Brh. k r:" J inpirational sermon, "A Con- gregations Obligations" especial ly for the 4-H'ers. Gerald Switzer led in the flag salute and Marilyn Whipple led in the 4-H pledge. Marilyn Whipple, Janice Swit zer, Charlene Mayfield, Jo El len Nixon and Gladys Nixon sang "Take All Your Troubles to Jesus." Union Happy Stitchers The Union 4-H happy stit chers held their meeting at the Union Methodist Church July 10 Mrs. Merle Reed was hostess. At our meeting we practiced songs and made plans to go to Weeping Water for demonstra tion day, Wednesday July 15. All members were present ex cept Judy Reed and Marilyn Stevens. Eileen Neels was a guest. Games and square dancing followed the meeting. Refresh ments were served by Mrs. Reed who was serving for her daugh ter Judy who was visiting in Kansas. Fairland Midgets The Fairland Midgets 4-H Club of South Ashland met at the Irvin Hauschild home Mon day evening- of last week for their regular meeting. At the session, club members displayed the aprons which they had made. A games period was followed by refreshments. Aksarben Feeders The Aksarben Feeders 4-H '4 Edwin T. McHugh ATTORNEY j Office in Corn Growers 4 State Bank SI Murdock Nebraska S? E BE JUST AS WARM . . NEXT WINTER . . AS NOW . aw a y m si i - 1 V 5 v- . y 4 : tit - 1 fl r ' J A' y K ' f f i , '- tec-- .-T-Z L ; , ?;' Baby Beef Club met July 0th, at the home of Peter Lutz. The meeting was called to order by the vice president, Gary Rieke Following a short business meeting, members conducted a calf judging demonstration. Songs were sung by the group after which delicious refresh- i ments were served. Janice Lan caster; news reporter. Sunday guests at the Arthur Weight home were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Svik of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hauptman of Avoca, Clyde Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Morris. Subscribe to The Journal Thn answers to everyday insurance problems- By STEVE DAVIS QUESTION: I understand there is a special insurance policy fcr guns. Does this cover such things as a burst ing barrel or broken stock? ANSWER: Not unless the damage is caused by fire, windstorm, burglary theft or damage in public transit ac cording to the normal Gun Floater policy. Better insur ance for the ordinary hunting gun is provided by other cov erage about which a good in surance agent can tell you. (If you'll address your own insurance questions to this office, we'll try to give you the correct answers and there will be no charge or obligation of any kind. STEVE DAVIS Thone 6111 2nd Floor Bank Bldg. 5th & Main Hattsmouth i "i'-r ? i f it. 1 1 J f wmyj club. Officers will be in- 3 ra3 stalled.